This music institute created quite a buzz in Bangalore in 2009, by being the groundbreaking “First Registered Music Institute to be commenced by an Assamese”. With the festive spirits still vivacious, Eastern Fare Music Foundation had more than one reason to celebrate. Thanks to the trailblazing initiative by Jim Ankan, a music composer from Assam, the institute has not only completed a year but has done extremely well in the Trinity Guild Hall Exam for music. The students of Eastern Fare scored record percentages in the whole of Bangalore City (Shreya Krishnaswamy 98%).
The anniversary celebrations were conducted on 12th February at the Furtados Music Showroom in Koramangala. The event "Euphony - a winter nocturne" also marked the launch of the official website of institute www.easternfare.com. The show took off with some quick and crispy piano recitals by the beginners; while the intermediate students did some covers like “Heal the world” by MJ and “To be with you” by Mr Big. The institute’s band Eastern Fare really got the temperatures rising with some original tracks like “Personally Your’s” and “Least Liked Best”. Vocalist Siddharth Tanti and Faheeda Fahad made the crowd groove to some equally nifty covers like “Friday”, “Wild World”, “Heart Shaped Box”, “Give Me Some Water” and “Animal Instinct”. However it was the featured performance by Chief Guest Suchetan Rangaswamy with his fusion band “Veenar”, whose melodious phonation touched some meticulous Carnatic notes leaving the crowd awe struck. Mr. Rangaswamy also felicitated the top performers of the institute. Parmita Borah anchored the show with her usual panache.
Eastern Fare Music Foundation is a full-fledged music institute and is recognized by the Trinity School of Music. The courses offered are purely western classical, but the management has decided to foray into Carnatic and Hindustani classical music towards the second half of this year. The foundation also has a club, Eastern Fare Music Club, where the members are provided with facilities like jamming room, studio and library. The members of the club have been associated with charitable causes like ‘blood donation’, ‘helping the poor’ and ‘teaching the under priviledged’. The director of the institute Jim Ankan has composed music for many albums, films and south Indian television serials. He has also been featured in Radio Channels like Radio Indigo (Bangalore) and Gupshup FM (Guwahati).
A citizens meeting at Guwahati Press Club yesterday expressed serious concern at the increasing rate of killing of tigers in various parts of Assam and urges the State government to activate the forest department and its public relation wings to fight against the superstition involving the wildlife parts. Attended by a number wildlife and environment activists, the meeting also appealed to the government to enlighten the police personnel on wildlife issues as well.
Initiated by activist-journalist Mubina Akhter, the meeting was attended and addressed by Soumyadeep Datta of Nature’s Beckon, Bibhab Talukder of Aranyak, Purnima Sarma of Early Birds, Satyaranjan Bora of Seuji...
The Tea Board is in a process to shift its regional office from Guwahati to Jorhat. If everything goes hunky dory, the country's tea apex body will ensure it within a short spell of six months. The Tea Board has already finlized the decision.
Disclosing this, sources told Assamtimes that the Jorhat office would be of great help to boost the tea sector in the state. The decision as pending before the Tea Board since the Assam Government moved the proposal few couple of years.
Meanwhile, in yet another bid to help the small tea growers, the Assam government would soon set up a tea dirctorate in Dibrugarh within a period of two years.
Notbly, the small tea growers have been crying a...
The anti dam protest received yet another boost when hundreds of AASU activists started a three day long blockade at Gerukamukh to disrupt the supplies of machinaries to the NHPC-owned big dams construction site.
Talking to Assamtimes,local AASU leaders said that they started the blockade from Friday to end on Sunday. They further said that the would force Assam and Arunachal Pradesh governments to stop the construction of mega dams till it is ensured that the downstream areas would have no adverse impact.
AASU began the road blockade immediately after KMSS suspended protest in Lakhimpur and Dhemaji for three days.
Properties worth several lakh have been reduced to ashes when a devastating fire broke out in Sivasagar on Saturday.
The incident took place in the evening at Station Chariali in the heart of the town where at least 30 houses were razed to ground. The fire broke out immediately after the burst of a LPG cylinder at around 7-30 in the evening which later was quickly spreading to the adjacent houses. Fire tenders were arrived in the spot but by then the fire engulfed more than 30 houses including some shops. The extent of damage is yet to be ascertained.
Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki has sought Centre’s intervention to resolve the big dam agitation simmering in Lakhimpur and Dhemaji.
The Chief minister on Friday called on Union Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde in Delhi and sought his intervention in the on-going agitation against NHPC project at Gerukamukh.
He called on Sindhe after protesters served a two-day ultimatum to Dispur to break the stalemate and threatened to go for a massive blockade. Accompanied by MP Takam Sanjoy, Tuki requested him to convene a meeting of the chief ministers of Assam and Arunachal besides MPs of both the states to end the on-going stalemate. Tuki, further, urged the...
Lakhim and Dhemaji districts are set to heave a sigh of relief. KMSS, AJYCP, TMPK have called off the big dam blockade from Saturday.
Addressing a press conference in Lakhimpur on Friday, KMSS leader Akhil Kumar Gogoi said that they would suspend the blockade on Saturday and Sunday. He said they have decided to call off the stir in view of the government’s appeal to create a congenial atmosphere for talks. “ We hope that the government will show its willingness for talks within the next two days,” said Gogoi.
He further criticized Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki who very recently refused to halt the NHPC constriction work despite a hail of protest in...
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Friday accused KMSS and other anti big dam organizations of trying to foment trouble in the state.
Addressing a function in Jorhat, Gogoi said those agitating against the mega dam donot want any process of development to take place and that they want unrest to prevail in the state. Gogoi’s statement assumes significance a day after he alleged presence of ULFA and Maoist elements in the anti big dam protest.
The Assam government is on the hunt for getting a new DGP appointed to replace Shankar Baruah who retires on Saturday.
According to information, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi is actively considering two names----SC Goswami and Jayanta Narayan Chaudhury. Goswami, is senior most additional DGP who is working as chairman cum Managing director with Assam Police Housing Corporation. Another name is Jayanta Narayan Choudhury. He is 1978 batch IPS officer and is in the stint as Next in seniority is additional director, IB. The name is expected to finalise within the next 12 hours. Notably, Shankar Baruah retires on Saturday.
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Wednesday alleged presence of ULFA and Maoist elements in the simmering anti big dam agitation in Lakhimpur and Dhemaji.
Talking to reporters in the sidelights of a function in Guwahati, Gogoi said that such a big demonstration in the form of road blockade was not possible for KMSS to organize without the active help and support from Maoists and ULFA.
He said that the government keeps its door open to discuss anything with protestors. But in the same breath he said he wont allow anybody to take law on their own hands. “My position is clear. If one takes law on one’s hand we not remain silent.”
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